Cape gauge is a track gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) between the inside of the rail heads, and thus is classified as a narrow gauge. It has installations of around 112,000 kilometres (70,000 mi).
The gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) was first used by Norwegian engineer Carl Abraham Pihl and the first line was opened in 1862.
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